iPhone 16 Technical Specifications
Black, White, Pink, Teal, Ultramarine
Aluminium design
Ceramic Shield front
Colour-infused glass back (Black, Pink, Teal, Ultramarine)
Black, White, Pink, Teal, Ultramarine
Aluminium design
Ceramic Shield front
Colour-infused glass back (Black, Pink, Teal, Ultramarine)
170 grams (6.00 ounces)
199 grams (7.03 ounces)
- Super Retina XDR display
- 6.1‑inch (diagonal) all‑screen OLED display
- 2556x1179-pixel resolution at 460 ppi
The iPhone 16 display has rounded corners that follow a beautiful curved design, and these corners are within a standard rectangle. When measured as a standard rectangular shape, the screen is 6.12 inches diagonally (actual viewable area is less).
- Super Retina XDR display
- 6.7‑inch (diagonal) all‑screen OLED display
- 2796x1290-pixel resolution at 460 ppi
The iPhone 16 Plus display has rounded corners that follow a beautiful curved design, and these corners are within a standard rectangle. When measured as a standard rectangular shape, the screen is 6.69 inches diagonally (actual viewable area is less).
- Dynamic Island
- HDR display
- True Tone
- Wide colour (P3)
- Haptic Touch
- 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio (typical)
- 1,000 nits max brightness (typical); 1,600 nits peak brightness (HDR); 2,000 nits peak brightness (outdoor); 1 nit minimum brightness
- Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
- Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously
Rated IP68 (maximum depth of 6 metres up to 30 minutes) under IEC standard 60529
Apple Intelligence is integrated across your apps and experiences to help you communicate, express yourself and get things done effortlessly. With groundbreaking privacy protections, it gives you peace of mind that no one else can access your data — not even Apple.4
- A18 chip
- 6‑core CPU with 2 performance and 4 efficiency cores
- 5‑core GPU
- 16‑core Neural Engine
- Advanced dual‑camera system
- 48MP Fusion Main: 26mm, ƒ/1.6 aperture, sensor‑shift optical image stabilisation, 100% Focus Pixels, support for super-high-resolution photos (24MP and 48MP)
- Also enables 12MP 2x Telephoto: 52mm, ƒ/1.6 aperture, sensor‑shift optical image stabilisation, 100% Focus Pixels
- 12MP Ultra Wide: 13mm, ƒ/2.2 aperture and 120° field of view, 100% Focus Pixels
- 2x optical zoom in, 2x optical zoom out; 4x optical zoom range
- Digital zoom up to 10x
- Camera Control
- Sapphire crystal lens cover
- True Tone flash
- Photonic Engine
- Deep Fusion
- Smart HDR 5
- Next-generation portraits with Focus and Depth Control
- Portrait Lighting with six effects
- Night mode
- Panorama (up to 63MP)
- Latest-generation Photographic Styles
- Spatial photos
- Macro photography
- Wide colour capture for photos and Live Photos
- Lens correction (Ultra Wide)
- Advanced red‑eye correction
- Auto image stabilisation
- Burst mode
- Photo geotagging
- Image formats captured: HEIF and JPEG
- 4K Dolby Vision video recording at 24 fps, 25 fps, 30 fps or 60 fps
- 1080p Dolby Vision video recording at 25 fps, 30 fps or 60 fps
- 720p Dolby Vision video recording at 30 fps
- Cinematic mode up to 4K HDR at 30 fps
- Action mode up to 2.8K at 60 fps
- Macro video recording, including slo-mo and time-lapse
- Slo‑mo video support for 1080p at 120 fps or 240 fps
- Spatial video recording at 1080p at 30 fps
- Time-lapse video with stabilisation
- Night mode Time-lapse
- QuickTake video up to 4K at 60 fps in Dolby Vision
- Sensor-shift optical image stabilisation for video (Fusion Main)
- Digital zoom up to 6x
- Audio zoom
- True Tone flash
- Cinematic video stabilisation (4K, 1080p and 720p)
- Continuous autofocus video
- Take 8MP still photos while recording 4K video
- Playback zoom
- Video formats recorded: HEVC and H.264
- Spatial Audio and stereo recording
- Wind noise reduction
- Audio Mix
- 12MP camera
- ƒ/1.9 aperture
- Autofocus with Focus Pixels
- Retina Flash
- Photonic Engine
- Deep Fusion
- Smart HDR 5
- Next-generation portraits with Focus and Depth Control
- Portrait Lighting with six effects
- Animoji and Memoji
- Night mode
- Latest-generation Photographic Styles
- Wide colour capture for photos and Live Photos
- Lens correction
- Auto image stabilisation
- Burst mode
- 4K Dolby Vision video recording at 24 fps, 25 fps, 30 fps or 60 fps
- 1080p Dolby Vision video recording at 25 fps, 30 fps or 60 fps
- Cinematic mode up to 4K Dolby Vision at 30 fps
- Slo-mo video support for 1080p at 120 fps
- Time-lapse video with stabilisation
- Night mode Time-lapse
- QuickTake video up to 4K at 60 fps in Dolby Vision
- Cinematic video stabilisation (4K, 1080p and 720p)
- Spatial Audio and stereo recording
- Wind noise reduction
- Audio Mix
Video playback
Up to 22 hours
Video playback (streamed)
Up to 18 hours
Audio playback
Up to 80 hours
Video playback
Up to 27 hours
Video playback (streamed)
Up to 24 hours
Audio playback
Up to 100 hours
- Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery
- Fast-charge capable:
Up to 50% charge in around 30 minutes6 with 20W adapter or higher paired with USB‑C charging cable, or 30W adapter or higher paired with MagSafe Charger (all available separately)
- Enabled by TrueDepth camera for facial recognition
- Model A3287 and Model A3290*
- FDD-5G NR (Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n26, n28, n30, n66, n70, n75, n76)
- TDD-5G NR (Bands n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n77, n78, n79)
- FDD-LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 66)
- TDD-LTE (Bands 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53)
- UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)
- GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
- GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS and BeiDou
- Digital compass
- Wi‑Fi
- Mobile data
- iBeacon micro-location
Volume up/down
Action button
Camera Control
Side button
Built‑in stereo speaker
Built‑in microphone
USB-C connector
Built‑in microphones
Built‑in
stereo speaker
Silent mode, Focus, Camera, Visual Intelligence,12 Torch, Voice Memo, Recognise Music, Translate, Magnifier, Controls, Shortcut or Accessibility
Exposure, Depth, Zoom, Cameras, Styles, Tone
- USB-C connector with support for:
- Charging
- DisplayPort
- USB 2 (up to 480Mb/s)
- Face ID
- Barometer
- High dynamic range gyro
- High-g accelerometer
- Proximity sensor
- Dual ambient light sensors
- Pay with your iPhone using Face ID in shops, within apps and on the web
- Complete purchases made with Apple Pay on your Mac
- Pay for your journey using Express Travel14
- FaceTime video calling over Wi‑Fi or a mobile network
- FaceTime HD (1080p) video calling over 5G or Wi‑Fi
- Share experiences like movies, TV, music and other apps in a FaceTime call with SharePlay
- Screen sharing
- Portrait mode in FaceTime video
- Spatial Audio
- Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum microphone modes
- Zoom with rear-facing camera
- Supported formats include AAC, APAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby Atmos
- Spatial Audio playback
- User‑configurable maximum volume limit
- Supported formats include HEVC, H.264 and AV1
- HDR with Dolby Vision, HDR10+/HDR10 and HLG
- Up to 4K HDR AirPlay for mirroring, photos and video out to Apple TV (2nd generation or later) or AirPlay‑enabled smart TV
- Video mirroring and video out support: up to 4K HDR through native DisplayPort output over USB‑C or USB‑C Digital AV Adapter (model A2119; adapter sold separately)16
- Get help with everyday tasks like sending messages, setting reminders and more
- Activate hands‑free with only your voice using “Siri” or “Hey Siri”, or use type to Siri
- Protected by the strongest privacy of any intelligent assistant
- Powered by Apple Intelligence, Siri is more natural and helpful4
- iOS 26
Our most personal and secure mobile operating system yet, iOS 26 is packed with powerful features and designed to protect your privacy.
iPhone is built from the ground up to protect your personal information. Every iPhone has secure facial authentication. Apps need your permission to track your activity across other companies’ apps or websites. Your iMessages and FaceTime video calls are encrypted end‑to-end. And much more.
Built-in accessibility features supporting vision, mobility, hearing, speech and cognitive needs help you get the most out of your iPhone — in the ways that work best for you.
- VoiceOver
- Zoom
- Magnifier
- Voice Control
- Switch Control
- AssistiveTouch
- Eye Tracking
- RTT and Textphone support
- Closed Captions
- Personal Voice
- Live Speech
- Type to Siri
- Vocal Shortcuts
- Spoken Content
Hearing Aid Compatible
- Apple Account (required for some features)
- Internet access18
- Syncing to a Mac or PC requires:
- macOS Catalina 10.15 or later using the Finder
- macOS High Sierra 10.13 to macOS Mojave 10.14.6 using iTunes 12.8 or later
- Windows 10 or later using iTunes 12.12.10 or later (free download from apple.com/uk/itunes/download)
0° to 35° C (32° to 95° F)
−20° to 45° C (−4° to 113° F)
5% to 95% non-condensing
tested up to 3,000 metres (10,000 feet)
English (Australia, UK, US), Chinese (Simplified, Traditional, Traditional – Hong Kong), French (Canada, France), German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish (Latin America, Spain), Arabic, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Kazakh, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
- iPhone with iOS 26
- USB-C Charge Cable (1m)
- Documentation